pretend

1. The enactment of a pretense (synset 100756843)
   "it was just pretend"
   is a type of: feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation - the act of giving a false appearance
   same as: make-believe

1. Imagined as in a play (synset 301944376)
   "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"
   similar to: unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
   same as: make-believe

1. Make believe with the intent to deceive (synset 200839722)
   "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
   is a type of: belie, misrepresent - represent falsely
   subtypes:

   • play possum - to pretend to be dead
   • take a dive - pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer
   • bull, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat - speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
   • mouth - articulate silently; form words with the lips only
   same as: affect, dissemble, feign, sham
   verb group: make, make believe, pretend - represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
2. Behave unnaturally or affectedly (synset 201725433)
   "She's just acting"
   subtypes: assume, feign, sham, simulate - make a pretence of
   same as: act, dissemble
   verb group: act, behave, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
3. Put forward a claim and assert right or possession of (synset 202280644)
   "pretend the title of King"
   is a type of: arrogate, claim, lay claim - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
4. Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (synset 200918880)
   "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
   is a type of: speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
   subtypes:

   • anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise - make a prediction about; tell in advance
   • surmise, suspect - imagine to be the case or true or probable
   same as: guess, hazard, venture
5. Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like (synset 200840203)
   "She makes like an actress"
   is a type of: act, play, represent - play a role or part
   subtypes: go through the motions - pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it
   same as: make, make believe
   verb group: affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham - make believe with the intent to deceive
6. State insincerely (synset 200758694)
   "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"
   is a type of: claim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
   same as: profess

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